Limiting Reactant
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Date _____________ Period ______
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1. _____ Cu(s) + _____ AgNO3(aq)  _____ Cu(NO3)2(aq) + _____ Ag(s)
If 2.5 moles of copper and 5.5 moles of silver nitrate are available to react, what is the
limiting reactant?
2. _____ CaO(s) + _____ H2O(l)  _____ Ca(OH)2(aq)
How many grams of calcium hydroxide will be formed in this reaction when 4.44 g of
calcium oxide and 7.77 g of water are available to react? Also identify the limiting and
excess reactants.
3. Magnesium undergoes a single displacement reaction with hydrochloric acid.
Balanced Equation:
How many grams of hydrogen gas will be produced from the reaction of 3.00 g of
magnesium with 4.00 g of hydrochloric acid?
Identify the limiting and excess reactants.
4. Sulfur reacts with oxygen to produce sulfur trioxide gas.
Balanced Equation:
If 6.3 g of sulfur reacts with 10.0 g of oxygen, what is the limiting reactant?
How many grams of sulfur trioxide will be produced?